prodigal

/ˈpɹɒdɪɡəl/adjective

Spending or giving something freely and wastefully; extravagant.

Example sentences

“His prodigal lifestyle left him with nothing in his bank account.”
“She was prodigal with compliments but stingy with actual help.”

Famous from the parable of the prodigal son. Often misused to mean 'returning after absence'; strictly it means wastefully extravagant.

Related words

prodigiousRemarkably large in amount, size, or degree; enormous.procureTo get hold of something, often with some effort.prodigySomething amazing or unusual regarded as a sign of things to come; a marvel or wonder.procrastinateTo keep putting off something you should be doing.productiveProducing useful results or getting a lot done.proclivityA natural tendency to behave in a particular way or to like a particular thing.